Vehicle



- (No Model.)

H. A. &B. G. WALKER.

SPRING VEHIGLE. I I No. 244,957, Patent ed'July 26,1881.

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R m E yi G u m w w I mommm w U I S T i P ENT- E HENRY A. WALKER AND-BENJAMIN e. WALKER, 0F Knvesron, N. Y.

SPRING-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 244,957, dated July 26,1881.

Application filed May 11, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, HENRY A. WALKER and BENJAMIN G. WALKER, bothcitizens of the United States, residing at Kingston, in the county ofUlster and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Spring-Vehicles, of which the following is a specificationf by ahinge-joint, and is provided with a safetyhookadaptedto engage thefifth-wheel.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is an inverted plan. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section in theplane or as, Fig. I. Fig. 3 is a transverse section inthe-plane y y,Fig. 1. 7

I Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. In the drawings, theletter A designates the platform or bottom of our wagon, and B the boxor frame which supports the seat S.

Thebottom A and the seat-supporting box or frame B are connected bycross-springs O O, which are fastened to the bottom A at the middle, andto the box or frame B at their opposite ends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.The bottom A rests upon end springs, D D,

two at each end, the inner ends of said end springs being firmly securedto the bot-tom, while their outer ends are fastened respectively to thebolster E and to the head-block E. By this arrangement theweight of thepersons occupyingtlle seat S is supported by the cross-springs G G, andthrough them by the end springs, D D, and bolsters E E, while the loaddistributed over thebottom A is supported only by the end' springs, D D,thus giving to the occupants of the seat the benefit of a double set ofsprings, while at the same time the springsare distributed in such amanner that the wagon is not liable to tilt over to one side, even ifthe load should not be quite evenly distributed.

The bolster E rests upon the hind axle, F, and from this axle extendback-stays G G to the ends of a transverse bar, H, which is firmlysecured to the platform or bottom A. By the action of these back-staysthe bottom is steadied in its position.

The bolster or head-block E rests upon the front axle, I, and it isconnected to the platform or bottom A by the end springs, D, aspreviously stated. Through said head-block and the fifth-wheel J,situated between the head-block and the axle, extends the kin g-bolt J,on which the front axle turns.

- K is the king-bolt stay, which is connected to the bottom A by ahinge-joint, L, at one end, its other end being connected to the kingbolt, and which is provided with a hook, N, passing through and withinthe rim of the fifth-wheel, as shown. The joint L-allows the stay K tobe made rigid, while the hook N engages the fifth-wheel J in case theking-bolt breaks, thus'preserving, to an extent, the connection betweenthe axle and the head-block.

ed respectively with the ends of the platform or bottom and the frontand rear bolsters, substantially as described. v

3. Ina spring-vehicle, the combination of the frame or box and theplatform or bottom, the transverse springs connecting them togetheryandthe longitudinal springs having their ends connected respectively withthe ends of the platform or bottom and the front and rear bolsters, withthe curved back-stays attached to the axle and connected with the ourhands and seals in the presence of two subplatform or bottom,substantially as described. scribing witnesses.

4. The combination, with the bottom or plat- HENRY A. WALKER. [L. s.]form A, the end springs, D, the head-block 5 n, the fifth-wheelJ,and theking-bolt J, ofa BENJAMIN WALKER' king-bolt stay, K, provided with thesafety- Witnesses: hook N, substantially as described. N. E. BRODHEAD,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set R. TAPPEN.

